The Luxury Line

The Advantages of Acrylic Whirlpools & Tubs

When designing your new bathroom or remodeling an existing one, remember the focal point is the tub. What could be better than choosing a custom bathtub for this project? Your new bathroom will enable you to escape your everyday stress to relax and unwind. Use your whirlpool, air tub or combo tub for the many therapeutic benefits it provides to help ease body aches and pains. While dreaming about this relaxing experience, don’t overlook the importance in choosing the perfect material for you new whirlpool bathtub. Bath tubs come in four basic materials and you should consider which of these choices will best enhance your bathing experience and look new for many years.

The Four Choices:

Hydrotherapy from The Luxury Line improves circulation, stimulates nerve endings, and helps you to relax your sore and tired muscles. Adjustable jets supply a strong yet gentle flow of water to the parts of your body that require soothing. These adjustable jets can be directed to your neck, back, feet and other parts of your body. Your whirlpool bath provides relaxation to help ease your aches and pains.

1. Get-Coat Fiberglass Reinforced Polyester
   Known simply as fiberglass, this lightweight material is available in a variety of sizes and shapes to fit any bathroom. A fiberglass tub has a sprayed on surface which is not as durable or as colorfast at our acrylic.
2. Porcelain Enameled Steel
   This option requires a tiled surface called a "wet wall" that costs more than the tub itself to be applied. Even though this material is sturdy, the enamel coating has a tendency to chip. Due to the fact that it is made of steel, it is very cold to the touch and cools bath water faster.
3. Cast Iron
   Having been the material from which claw foot tubs were made, it’s the most durable bath material on the market. It is only available in a very limited amount of shapes and sizes. Being it is so heavy; any tub made of cast iron may require additional structural support in the floor beneath it. As an enameled surfaces, cast iron is also cold to the touch, cools bath water faster and the coating has a tendency to chip.
4. Cast Acrylic
   It's warm to the touch making for a more relaxing experience. The water stays warmer much longer than the other four choices. This highly durable, non-porous solid surface will better resist scum and mildew. The surface is highly durable and is scratch and stain resistant. The surface is much easier to clean than the other materials. When cleaned according to the manufacturer's directions, the surface will retain a showroom finish for many years.

Cast acrylic bathtubs are available in a wide variety of shapes and colors. LUCITE cast acrylic sheet is unique because the color goes all the way through the material. The color is not just sprayed onto the surface as with the other three choices. Cast acrylic color will not fade over time and it can absorb impacts that would chip the other materials. Cast acrylic is slightly more expensive than fiberglass, but over the long term, it’s your best investment.